POLENTA LASAGNA WITH SPINACH AND HERBY RICOTTA
With a dense, creamy texture and sweet corn flavor, this hearty and unexpected variation on the usual lasagna uses layers of Parmesan-topped baked polenta in place of pasta. This meatless recipe is speckled green with baby spinach and lots of parsley and basil. Be sure to get a good brand of marinara sauce, preferably a chunky one with bits of tomato, for the richest flavor and texture. Or even better, if you have homemade marinara sauce tucked away in the freezer, use it here instead.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories dinner, casseroles, main course
Time 2h30m
Yield 8 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat oven to 425 degrees and butter an 13-by-18-inch rimmed baking sheet pan. Grease a rubber spatula with butter.
- Prepare the polenta: In a large pot, bring 6 cups water and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium, then slowly pour in polenta, whisking constantly. Cook, whisking often, until polenta thickens, 8 to 12 minutes. Whisk in 4 tablespoons butter until melted. Whisk in spinach until wilted, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and mix in 1 cup grated Parmesan.
- Scrape polenta onto the prepared baking sheet. Using the greased rubber spatula, spread the mixture into a thin, even layer to cover the entire pan, all the way to corners. Sprinkle 1/2 cup grated Parmesan on top. Bake until polenta is firm and cheese has melted, 12 to 18 minutes. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack until completely cooled, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or place in refrigerator until cool to touch, about 40 to 50 minutes. (Polenta can be baked the day before and refrigerated until needed.)
- When ready to bake the lasagna, heat oven to 400 degrees. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
- Prepare the ricotta filling: In a small bowl, mix ricotta, parsley, basil, egg, black pepper, nutmeg and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Mix until well combined and set aside.
- Taste the marinara sauce. If it needs some zip, stir in any or all of the optional ingredients.
- Assemble the lasagna: Using a knife or pizza cutter, cut cooled polenta in half widthwise, creating 2 pieces roughly 9 by 13 inches each. Using a large spatula, gently place one half in prepared baking dish. (It is important for polenta to be completely cooled and firm; otherwise, the pieces may break when transferring to baking dish. If anything breaks, just reassemble it in the pan. It won't make much of a difference once it's covered in sauce and baked.)
- Spread about half the ricotta mixture in an even layer on top of polenta. Pour about half of marinara sauce on top of ricotta, sprinkle with about half of the shredded mozzarella. Repeat with remaining polenta, ricotta, marinara and mozzarella. Once assembled, sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan on top.
- Place baking dish on top of a rimmed sheet pan in case the lasagna bubbles over. Bake until cheese melts, about 30 minutes. If you like, you can broil lasagna for 2 minutes after baking until cheese starts to bubble and develop brown spots.
- Remove from oven and let lasagna stand for about 15 minutes to firm up before serving. Leftovers can be refrigerated for up to 1 week or frozen for up to 3 months.
POLENTA AL FORNO WITH SPINACH, RICOTTA AND FONTINA
Provided by David Tanis
Categories dinner, weekday, main course
Time 1h30m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Blanch spinach briefly in a large pot of boiling water, 1 to 2 minutes. Drain and cool. Squeeze all excess moisture from spinach and roughly chop.
- In a large bowl, combine chopped spinach and ricotta. Season with salt and pepper, then add cayenne, lemon zest, half the Parmesan and all but 2 tablespoons of the fontina and stir well.
- Butter a 9- by 12-inch casserole dish. Ladle in half of the warm, soft polenta and spread with a spatula to make a thin layer. Spoon spinach mixture evenly over it. Top with remaining soft polenta and spread to smooth the surface. (May be made ahead up to this point, then covered and refrigerated. Bring to room temperature before baking.)
- Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan and fontina. Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes, until nicely browned. Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes before serving.
RICOTTA AND SPINACH LASAGNE
This a very simple and tasy veggie option to lasagne
Provided by helenb123
Time 1h30m
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Place the milk, butter, flour and bay leaf together in a saucepan, giving it a good seasoning, then, over a medium heat, whisking the whole lot together continually until it comes to simmering point and has thickened.
- Now turn the heat down to its lowest possible setting and allow the sauce to cook gently for 5 minutes. After that, stir in 2 oz (50 g) of the Parmesan, then remove it from the heat, discard the bay leaf and place some clingfilm over the surface to prevent a skin from forming.
- Trim the spinach, and wash the leaves thoroughly in 2 or 3 changes of cold water and shake them dry. Melt the butter in a large saucepan, then pile the spinach leaves in on top, sprinkling them with a little salt as you go. Place the pan over a medium heat, put a lid on and cook the spinach for about 2 minutes, turning the leaves over halfway through. After that, the leaves will have collapsed down and become tender - Drain the spinach in a colander and, when it's cool enough to handle, squeeze it in your hands to get rid of every last drop of liquid
- Chop it finely, then put it in a bowl, add the ricotta, then approximately 5 fl oz (150 ml) of the sauce. Give it a good seasoning of salt and pepper and add the grated nutmeg. Then mix everything together really thoroughly and, finally, fold in the crumbled Gorgonzola.
- Place a small frying pan over a medium heat, add the pine nuts and dry-fry them for about 1 minute, tossing them around to get them nicely toasted
- Then remove the pan from the heat and assemble the lasagne. spread a quarter of the sauce into the bottom of the dish and, on top of that, a third of the spinach mixture, followed by a scattering of toasted pine nuts. Now place sheets of pasta on top of this you may need to tear some of them in half with your hands to make them fit. Now repeat the whole process, this time adding a third of the grated Mozzarella along with the pine nuts, then the lasagne sheets.
- Repeat again, finishing with a layer of pasta, the rest of the sauce and the remaining Parmesan and Mozzarella.
- When you are ready to cook the lasagne, place it on the middle shelf of the pre-heated oven and bake for 50-60 minutes, until the top is golden and bubbling. Then remove it from the oven and let it settle for about 10 minutes before serving.
PESTO POLENTA LASAGNA
A quick and easy meal with lots of flavor. Put together in 10 minutes.
Provided by Fiffen
Categories Side Dish Grain Side Dish Recipes Polenta Recipes
Time 40m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Oil an 11x7x2 inch baking dish.
- Arrange a single layer of polenta in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Spread a thin layer of pesto over the polenta. Spoon half of the sauce over the polenta. Top with another layer of polenta and sauce.
- Bake, uncovered, for 25 minutes. Turn on the broiler. Top polenta with cheese and pine nuts, and broil until cheese browns and nuts are toasted.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 179.3 calories, Carbohydrate 16.7 g, Cholesterol 12.4 mg, Fat 9.1 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 7.9 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 514.6 mg, Sugar 4.6 g
POLENTA LASAGNA
Make and share this Polenta Lasagna recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Manami
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h25m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Spoon 1/2 cup marinara sauce into an 8" square baking dish to cover bottom, and set aside.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add onion and bell pepper; sauté 4 minutes or until tender.
- Stir in sausage; cook 2 minutes.
- Add mushrooms, zucchini, garlic and Italian seasononing; saute 2 minutes or until mushrooms are tender, stirring frequently.
- Add marinara sauce; reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
- Arrange 9 polenta slices over marinara in baking dish, and top evenly with half of vegetable mixture.
- Sprinkle 1/4 cup of cheese over vegetable mixture; arrange remaining polenta over cheese.
- Top the polenta with remaining vegetable mixture, and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese.
- Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
- Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes or until bubbly.
- Let stand 5 minutes.
- Serve with a nice Chianti or other robust red wine.
POLENTA VEGETABLE "LASAGNA"
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 30m
Yield s: 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 27
Steps:
- For the red sauce: Place a rack in the center of the oven. Heat some EVOO in a medium Dutch oven or saucepot over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, carrots, celery and onions to the pot. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, add the bay and thyme and cook to soften, 5 to 6 minutes. Next, stir in the wine and tomato paste. Add the tomatoes and crush with a potato masher or wooden spoon. Bring the sauce to a bubble and reduce the heat to a simmer and thicken, 15 minutes.
- Preheat the broiler.
- For the bechamel and ricotta: Melt the butter in a saucepot over medium heat and whisk in the flour for 1 minute. Then whisk in the milk and bring to a bubble. Season the sauce with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Thicken the sauce and keep warm over low heat.
- Drain the spinach well and separate into small pieces. Mix together the fresh ricotta and spinach in a small bowl.
- For the polenta: Bring the milk and chicken stock to a low boil. Add the polenta and season with the fennel, if using, salt and pepper. Whisk the polenta to mass, 3 minutes. Finish the polenta by stirring in 1/2 of the Parmigiano-Reggiano and the butter.
- Butter a casserole dish. Add half of the red sauce, and top with half of the polenta. Pour the bechamel sauce over the polenta and dot with the ricotta cheese and spinach. Top the bechamel layer with the remainder of the polenta. Top the polenta with more red sauce and the remaining Parmigiano-Reggiano and provolone. Reserve remaining red sauce, if any, to serve on the side. Broil to set and brown, 5 minutes.
POLENTA LASAGNE
Provided by Michael Chiarello : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 1h35m
Yield 16 to 20 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Ricotta mixture
- For the spinach/sausage slices:
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add the garlic and saute until lightly browned. Add half the spinach into the skillet. As soon as it wilts, add the remaining spinach. Season with salt and pepper and remove from heat. Add the sausage slices to marry the flavors together. Remove from heat.;
- In a small bowl combine the ricotta, egg yolks, and nutmeg. Set aside.;
- In a large saucepan, bring the water and salt to a boil. Gradually whisk in the polenta and cook over low heat for about 20 to 30 minutes, stirring often, until the grains are soft. Stir in the Parmesan and olive oil.;
- Set aside 4 tablespoons of the marinara sauce for the top of the lasagna. In large casserole dish, layer: 6 cups of polenta, 1/2 the spinach / sausage slices, 1/2 the peppers, 1/2 the marinara sauce, 1/2 the Parmesan, and 1/2 the mozzarella slices.
- Repeat. Top with the remaining polenta (it may not cover the top completely). Distribute the ricotta mixture over the top in small dollops. Drizzle the reserved marinara sauce on top. At this point the finished lasagna can be wrapped and refrigerated for up to a day.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Place the pan on a cookie sheet (in case it bubbles over). Bake about 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until it is bubbling and hot throughout. Remove from the oven and allow it to rest for several minutes before serving.
POLENTA LASAGNA
Using polenta instead of pasta gives you an amazing twist on lasagna. We love the easy assembly. -Yevgeniya Farrer, Fremont, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a small bowl, mix marinara sauce, garlic powder and herbes de Provence. Arrange half of the polenta slices in a greased 8-in. skillet. Top with half of the sauce; sprinkle with 3/4 cup cheese. Repeat layers., Cook, uncovered, over medium heat 12-14 minutes or until bubbly. Cover; cook 2-3 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 280 calories, Fat 10g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 25mg cholesterol, Sodium 1120mg sodium, Carbohydrate 32g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 14g protein.
SAUSAGE AND MUSHROOM POLENTA LASAGNA
Make and share this Sausage and Mushroom Polenta Lasagna recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Vegetable
Time 1h3m
Yield 4-5 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Preheat a large skillet over med-high heat with 2 tablespoons olive oil and butter.
- When the butter has melted, add the sausage, breaking it up with a wooden spoon.
- While the sausage is starting to brown, cut the portobello mushroom in half and then thinly slice and add to the sausage.
- Chop and add to the pan as you go-the onion, garlic, and rosemary.
- Season with red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
- Once everything is in the pan, the sausage is browned, and the mushrooms and onions have wilted, add in the chicken stock and lemon juice.
- Continue to cook over high heat until the liquids have evaporated-2 to 3 minutes.
- While the sausage and mushrooms are cooking down in the liquid-combine the ricotta cheese, egg, lemon zest, Parmigiano, and bread crumbs in a bowl.
- Brush an 8-inch springform pan or an 8x8 inch baking dish with a little olive oil; place 7 disks of the polenta on the bottom of the dish.
- If they overlap a little, that is fine (it will vary depending on what kind of dish you are using).
- Divide the sausage and mushroom mixture into 3 even portions; do the same with the ricotta mixture.
- Using the back of a spoon, spread 1/3 of the ricotta mixture on top of the polenta (don't make yourself crazy doing this; just mush it out over the polenta).
- Top the ricotta with 1/3 of the sausage mixture.
- Repeat layers 2 more times, starting with polenta and finishing with sausage mixture.
- Sprinkle the top with mozzarella.
- Cover the baking dish with foil; place in oven; bake for 15-18 minutes.
- To make sure it is cooked through, insert a knife into the center of the dish, wait a few seconds, then remove it.
- Touch the knife to your fingertips and if it is hot, the lasagna is done.
- Remove from the springform and serve.
- *Sweet and Savory Polenta "Lasagna"-add ½ cup golden raisins and ½ cup pine nuts at the same time you add the chicken broth and lemon juice to the sausage.
- *Sausage, Mushroom, and Olive Polenta-add 4 rounded tablespoons black olive or green olive tapenade to the ricotta cheese along with the egg, lemon zest, parmigiano, and bread crumbs.
- *Sausage, Mushroom, and Pesto Polenta-add 4 tablespoons quality pesto to the ricotta along with the egg, lemon zest, parmigiano, and bread crumbs.
- *Super Mushroom Polenta-omit sweet Italian sausage, swap dry white wine for the chicken broth, add 2 additional portobello mushrooms and 1 jarred roasted red pepper, drained and chopped; add the 2 extra mushrooms along with the original mushroom quantity; add the roasted red pepper to the ricotta mixture.
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